Advance in Evaluation and Rehabilitation for Post-stroke Executive Impairment (review)

VernacularTitle:脑卒中后执行功能障碍的评估与康复研究进展
Author: Yuan-wen LIU ¹ ; Jing LUO ¹ ; Jie FANG ² ; Cui-huan PAN ³
Author Information

1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
2. Xiamen Humanity Rehabilitation Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian 361006, China
3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510260, China
Publication Type:Research Article
Keywords: stroke; executive impairment; evaluation; rehabilitation; review
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2020;26(7):788-792
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Executive impairment is common after stroke, which causes in disabilities for controling thinking, emotion and behavior. The etiology is uncertain. There is no specific assessment tool for it. The psychological assessment is the main approach to screen and diagnose executive impairment, including screening and specific examination. There are still some advantages and disadvantages. The strategy for rehabilitation includes recovery, compulsory and adaptive treatment. Medication is the main treatment, but still unsatisfactory. Cognitive training, computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation and transcranial direct current stimulation and so on are applied. Imaging and physiological electrical techniques are needed.